Christian Megert
1936Born in Bern.
1952-56Enters the school of applied arts in Bern.
1956First exhibition in Bern: structured paintings painted in white on white.
1957-1960 Stays in Stockholm, Berlin and Paris.
1960Return to Bern. Co-founder of the international group "Nouvelle Ecole Européenne" (N.E.E.) in Lausanne. Met the artists of the ZERO group.
1960Begins his image montages with mirrors and glass as objects and environments.
1961Publication of the manifesto "ein neuer raum" on the occasion of his first solo exhibition with mirrors at the Køpke Gallery in Copenhagen.
1962Organizes ZERO exhibitions in Switzerland.
1964Co-founder of the "galerie aktuell" in Bern, an artists' collective whose aim is to promote new trends in art.
1968Participation in documenta IV, Kassel.
1973Move to Düsseldorf
1976-2002 Chair of "Integration of Art and Architecture" at the Academy of Fine Arts in Düsseldorf,Christian Megert works in Bern and Düsseldorf.
1952-56Enters the school of applied arts in Bern.
1956First exhibition in Bern: structured paintings painted in white on white.
1957-1960 Stays in Stockholm, Berlin and Paris.
1960Return to Bern. Co-founder of the international group "Nouvelle Ecole Européenne" (N.E.E.) in Lausanne. Met the artists of the ZERO group.
1960Begins his image montages with mirrors and glass as objects and environments.
1961Publication of the manifesto "ein neuer raum" on the occasion of his first solo exhibition with mirrors at the Køpke Gallery in Copenhagen.
1962Organizes ZERO exhibitions in Switzerland.
1964Co-founder of the "galerie aktuell" in Bern, an artists' collective whose aim is to promote new trends in art.
1968Participation in documenta IV, Kassel.
1973Move to Düsseldorf
1976-2002 Chair of "Integration of Art and Architecture" at the Academy of Fine Arts in Düsseldorf,Christian Megert works in Bern and Düsseldorf.
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Mirror object by the Swiss artist Christian Megert. Silkscreen on mirrored glass with lacquered wooden case. Sma...